AWS – an introduction to bursting (GP2 – T2)

GP2 Details:

Base performance of 3 IOPS per GB

  • 100GB volume gives 300 IOPS, and 500GB gives 1500 IOPS baseline

Can burst up to 3000 IOPS

  • very good fit for boot volumes and volumes that have to deliver short periods of heavy useage
  • The burst time span is coverned by I/O credits